Carmen (Wildhorn musical)
| Carmen | |
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| Music | Frank Wildhorn |
| Lyrics | Jack Murphy |
| Book | Norman Allen |
| Basis | The novella by Prosper Mérimée |
| Productions | 2008 Prague 2013 Seoul 2014 Tokyo 2015 Kaunas 2019 Winzendorf 2024 Budapest |
Carmen is a musical with a book by Norman Allen, lyrics by regular collaborator Jack Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the novella of the same name.
It premiered in Prague in October 2008 at the Karlín Musical Theater.[1]
Plot[edit]
Carmen, inspired by the Mérimée classic, contains the essence but explores the iconic story in a new way, this time against the backdrop of an extravagant circus.
Original Czech production - song list[edit]
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Original Czech production cast[edit]
- Carmen: Lucie Bílá, Dasha
- Katarina: Dasha, Markéta Poulíčková
- José: Peter Strenáčik, Robert Jícha, Tomáš Löbl
- Garcia: Václav Noid Bárta, Martin Pošta, Lukáš Kumpricht
- Inéz: Pavla Břínková, Barbora Rajnišová
- Zuniga: Lukáš Kumpricht, Tomáš Trapl
- Mendoza: Jiří Korn, Josef Štágr
- Wise Woman: Athina Lagonska, Hanka Křížková
- Inmar: Ivo Hrbáč
References[edit]
- ^ "MUSICAL CARMEN : . | musical". Carmen-musical.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "Warner Music Czech Republic - Detail alba: Bílá Lucie - Carmen". Emimusic.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- The Official Czech production's website Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Carmen at Frank Wildhorn's official website
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